Cold in Georgia, January 6 to 7, 2014

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
257 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG AREA OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RECORD LEVEL COLD
TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS AIRMASS WILL SLOWLY WARM
BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS...WITH A RETURN TO UNSETTLED WEATHER BY THE
END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
THE COMBINATION OF ENERGY ROTATING THROUGH THE ENCROACHING L/WV
TROUGH AND MODERATE AT BEST...UPSLOPE FLOW...SHOULD BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOW SHOWERS ACRS THE TENNESSEE BORDER
COUNTIES INTO TONIGHT. DESPITE THE WNW LLVL FLOW AND SHALLOW
MOISTURE... TEMPERATURES ARE EXTREMELY COLD ATOP THE MOISTURE
LAYER...ABT -26 DEG C...SO A LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF
ACCUMULATION IS PROBABLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG FAVORABLE LOCALES OF THE
NORTHERN NC MTNS. BECAUSE OF THIS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING MAY
NEED TO BE EXTENDED...ESPECIALLY FOR THE AVERY-YANCEY CORRIDOR.

DESPITE THE OPERATIONAL MOS GUIDANCE PROGGING NC MTN MIN TEMPS SVRL
DEG F ABOVE GOING MINS...THE BLENDED...WEIGHTED AND CONSENSUS FCSTS
ARE VERY CLOSE TO WHAT I INHERITED. BASED ON THIS...LITTLE MORE THAN
A DEGREE OR TWO TWEAK WILL BE MADE TO THE GOING TEMPS. WITH ONGOING
LLVL CAA AND ONLY A SLOWLY LOOSENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...FRIGID
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN AS WELL...SO NO CHANGES EXPECTED TO THE
GOING WIND CHILL WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS.

THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO LOOSEN THROUGH TUESDAY AS
SFC RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE REGION. WITHIN THE DRY AND DEEP CYCLONIC
FLOW ALOFT...SKIES SHOULD BE SUNNY...BUT IT WILL REMAIN VERY COLD.
THE LATEST MOS BLEND SUPPORTS THE GOING CHILLY MAXES...ABOUT 25 DEG F
BELOW THE EARLY JANUARY CLIMO.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM MONDAY...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WED AS A 1034
MB HIGH CENTER BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN
BELOW ZERO F FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DROP
INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. LAYERED WINDS WILL BE WEAKENING DURING
THIS TIME WITH NO GOOD GUST POTENTIAL NOTED...SO NO REAL FIRE WX
CONCERN IS HAD ATTM. MINS WILL REACH ABOUT 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
MAX TEMPS...EVEN IN HIGH INSOLATION WILL BE HELD ABOUT 10 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL DUE TO THE MODIFYING ARCTIC SFC LAYER.

ON THU...THINGS WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE AND THE LLVL PATTERN WILL
ADJUST ENOUGH TO ALLOW AN ATL MOISTURE FLUX INTO THE REGION BY THE
AFTERNOON. THE SFC AIRMASS WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY COLD AND DRY
WITH SFC TW/S REMAINING BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE SRN MOST
ZONES...INCLUDING THE CLT AREA...UNTIL ABOUT 17Z. THE GOING POPS
HAVE BEEN ADJ EAST QUITE A BIT AS THE LATEST MODELS NOW SHOW
CHANNELED VORT TRAVERSING THE SRN ATL COAST. THIS WILL INSTIGATE AND
ENHANCE A COASTAL TROF WHICH WILL GRADUALLY BRING IN LLVL MOISTURE
AND LIFT OVER A DEVELOPING SFC WEDGE. THERE ARE ENUF TIMING
DIFFERENCES BTW THE OP MODELS TO ONLY GO WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE POP
SRN ZONES AROUND NOON SRN ZONES...INCREASING TO LOW END CHANCES ALL
ZONES BY 00Z FRI. THE EARLY ONSET ACROSS THE SRN ZONES COULD SEE A
BRIEF PERIOD -FZRA AS LOW SFC TW/S PERSIST AS MENTIONED ABOVE. MODEL
SOUNDINGS SHOW THIS POTENTIAL AS WELL...HOWEVER THE BOURGOUIN ENERGY
METHOD HAS ALL RAIN DUE TO A RELATIVELY DEEP WAA LAYER. THUS...WILL
ONLY ADVERTISE 1 HOUR ONSET TIME OF -FZRA IN THE GRIDS WITH NO ICE
ACCUMS. MIN TEMPS WILL STILL BE HELD ABOUT 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN
DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERNIGHT. MAX TEMPS THU WILL ALSO BE
HELD BELOW NORMAL BY 5-8 DEGREES AS SFC WINDS BECOME NE/LY IN A
DEVELOPING WEDGE AND LLVL CLOUD COVER INCREASES QUICKLY FROM THE SE.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM EST MONDAY...MODELS HAVE TRENDED SLIGHTLY WARMER WITH
RESPECT TO CAD SETUP ON THURSDAY NIGHT.  HOWEVER...SLIGHT CHANCES
FOR PRECIPITATION WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS WHERE TEMPERATURES COULD BE AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING.
THEREFORE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN ARE MENTIONED IN THE
FORECAST.  FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT...TEMPERATURES SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING LEVELS THEREFORE ALL RAIN EXPECTED.  BEYOND
THAT POINT...WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER WAVE WILL
PREVAIL ALLOWING FOR ISENTROPIC ASCENT TO CONTINUE KEEPING A MENTION
OF CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST.  AS THE UPPER WAVE AND SURFACE FRONT
MIGRATE EAST DURING THE DAY OF SATURDAY...POPS WILL INCREASE
FURTHER TO HIGH END CHANCE LEVELS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA.
MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE
EJECTING OUT OF THE WESTERN GULF ON MONDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
PREVAILS OVER THE EAST COAST.  THIS WILL PROMPT WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS DURING THE DAY MONDAY.  ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE WILL RESUME DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AS MOISTURE IS LIFTED
ATOP THE ABOVE MENTIONED WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE.  THUS POPS WILL
ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY BEFORE FALLING GRADUALLY
INTO TUESDAY MORNING.  ALL THE WHILE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL
LEVELS THEREBY NEGATING ANY THREATS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION.

AT THIS POINT MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE SOMEWHAT WITH REGARDS TO
ANOTHER UPPER TROF DIGGING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS FOR MIDWEEK.
THE ECMWF IS THE STRONGER SOLUTION WITH A MORE AMPLIFIED TROF AND
SURFACE COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.  THE
GFS ON THE OTHER HAND HAS A MUCH LOWER AMPLITUDE TROF WITH A WEAK
FRONTAL PASSAGE.  AT THIS TIME WENT WITH BLANKET LOW END CHANCE POPS
DUE TO MODEL UNCERTAINTY.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...SHAPING UP TO BE JUST A WIND FCST THIS
PERIOD AS NW WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 KTS INTO THIS EVENING IN
THE WAKE OF THIS MORNING/S ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE. AS THE NIGHT
WEARS ON...GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS FREQUENT AND OF LESS
MAGNITUDE. SUNSHINE IS ON TAP FOR TUESDAY AS LIGHTER WINDS BACK TO
THE SW.

AT KAVL...VERY GUSTY NNW WINDS WILL LINGER INTO TONIGHT. MVFR LLVL
STRATOCU SHOULD REDEVELOP ACRS THE MTNS AND WORK UP THE VALLEY
TOWARD THE TERMINAL...AND THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF A MVFR
CIG AT SOME POINT. SUNSHINE AND MUCH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY.

OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE RAIN
CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            20-02Z        02-08Z        08-14Z        14-20Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RH LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW TUE AND WED AFTERNOONS AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS
SLOWLY MODIFIES ACROSS THE REGION. ON TUE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE
COLD ENOUGH TO KEEP RH VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. HOWEVER
ON WED...MAX TEMPS WILL INCREASE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SFC RH VALUES IN
THE MIDDLE TO UPPER TEENS ACROSS NE GA...THE SC UPSTATE AND THE
PIEDMONT OF NC. WINDS WILL REMAIN LOW END DURING THIS TIME...HOWEVER
FIRE DANGER COULD BECOME AN ISSUE WED AFTERNOON ACROSS NE GA IF FUEL
MOISTURE LEVELS DROP OFF ENOUGH BY THAT TIME.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...

AVL... 3 IN 1879
CLT...12 IN 1884
GSP... 9 IN 1904

LAST OCCURRENCE OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...

AVL... 4 ON 01/14/11
CLT... 9 ON 01/17/09
GSP... 8 ON 02/05/96

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...

AVL...21 IN 1988
CLT...24 IN 1988
GSP...27 IN 1988

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY
     FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY
     FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY
     FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
     048>052-058.
SC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY
     FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...CSH
SHORT TERM...SBK
LONG TERM...CDG
AVIATION...CSH
FIRE WEATHER...SBK
CLIMATE...SBK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1245 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

NCZ033-048>052-058-071745-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
1245 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS
WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW
ZERO ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 DEGREES BELOW
CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO AND HIGHS
IN THE TEENS.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-071745-
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
1245 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS
WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 BELOW TO 30
BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 DEGREES BELOW
CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO AND HIGHS
IN THE TEENS.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-071745-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1245 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL
SETTLE INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES
BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 20S TO AROUND 30. BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CREATE WIND
CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NED

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
121 PM EST MON JAN 06 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 PM     SNOW             FAUST                   35.91N  82.53W
01/06/2014  E3.0 INCH        MADISON            NC   PUBLIC

&&

SBK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
126 PM EST MON JAN 06 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 AM     SNOW             4 W BAKERSVILLE         36.01N  82.23W
01/06/2014  E4.0 INCH        MITCHELL           NC   PUBLIC

            3800 FT

&&

SBK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
439 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-071200-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
439 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...

THE BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS SETTLING OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL THREATEN BOTH HEALTH AND PROPERTY.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ZERO TO 10 BELOW
IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE COLD
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF
ZERO TO TEN BELOW OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...AND A
DANGEROUS 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY AND HEALTH FROM THE
EXTREME COLD. IF YOU GO OUTSIDE...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE
FITTING...LIGHTWEIGHT...WARM CLOTHING RATHER THAN ONE LAYER OF
HEAVY CLOTHING. MITTENS ARE WARMER THAN GLOVES. WEAR A HAT AND
COVER YOUR MOUTH WITH A SCARF.

IF DRIVING...KEEP YOUR GAS TANK NEAR FULL TO AVOID ICE IN THE
TANK AND FUEL LINES. CHECK YOUR ANTIFREEZE AND WINDSHIELD WASHER
FLUID LEVELS. BE SURE TO CARRY A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE. IN YOUR
HOME...CONSIDER ALLOWING INDOOR PLUMBING FIXTURES TO DRIP TO ALLOW
WATER TO TRICKLE THROUGH PIPES AND INHIBIT FREEZING. USE CAUTION
WITH SPACE HEATERS IN ORDER TO AVOID FIRE OR INJURY. IF EMERGENCY
GENERATORS WILL BE USED...THEY MUST BE SITUATED OUTDOORS IN WELL
VENTILATED AREAS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

ALSO...REMEMBER TO CHECK IN ON FAMILY...FRIENDS...AND ELDERLY
NEIGHBORS WHO MIGHT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD. DO NOT FORGET
ABOUT YOUR PETS AND LIVESTOCK. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A SOURCE OF
WATER THAT WILL NOT FREEZE AND A WARM PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER FROM
THE WIND AND COLD.

GERAPETRITIS